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Speak Freely: Essential Speech Skills for School-Age Children Who Stutter

Author:
Mark Allen, PhD has worked with children who stutter for over 20 years. He was among the initial cadre
of speech-language pathologists to be recognized as a
Fluency Specialist by the American Speech, Language and Hearing Association's Special Commission of
Fluency Disorders.

Description: Speak Freely helps speech-language pathologists develop practical and effective clinical tools for working with school-age stutterers aged 7-18. It provides detailed instruction and materials that facilitate the development of specific stuttering modification and fluency-enhancing strategies.

Components:

  • Therapist Handbook: Provides rationales and explicit, step-by-step instructions for teaching stuttering modification and fluency-enhancing strategies.

  • Instructional DVD: Includes more than 60 video demonstrations that help therapists learn to use and teach the strategies.

  • Audio CDs 1 & 2: Provide spoken models which demonstrate the strategies and their associated practice materials.

  • Two Student Workbooks: Present age-appropriate rationales, easy-to-understand detailed directions, and materials for practicing each strategy.

Review Complete Materials:

View portions of the Therapist Handbook and Student Workbook, watch video clips from the Instructional DVD, and listen to tracks from the two Audio CDs.


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Commentary:

“I highly recommend Speak Freely to those wishing to gain more knowledge about the many components that make up fluency shaping and stuttering modification therapies. Dr. Allen’s kit ranks as one of the best practical treatment resources available.”

- Peter Ramig, PhD

“The appeal of Speak Freely is apparent not only in the useful, accessible content, but also in the superb packaging and design. The production quality of the materials is impeccable: ….the careful organization makes the entire program user-friendly and accessible for both novice and experienced clinicians.”

- J. Scott Yaruss, PhD


Pricing and Ordering:

Complete Speak Freely Materials: $124.95
Speak Freely Student Workbook:  $12.95

Payment Methods Accepted:
Purchase Order, Credit Card, or Mail-in Order Form.


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